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A major contribution to the study of the Vietnam War, The Lotus Unleashed explores the Buddhist Uprisings in the Republic of Vietnam and details their important political consequences. - Spencer C. Tucker, author of Vietnam Serves to remind us of the challenges and pitfalls of American involvement in far-flung conflicts. - Tacoma News-Tribune Tells the story of how the Buddhist-inspired Struggle Movement sought to challenge the legitimacy of the government of South Vietnam in the middle years of the 1960s. - Contemporary Buddhism A meticulously detailed and eminently readable account of the Buddhist peace movement in South Vietnam. - Register of the Kentucky Historical Society Presents more evidence of the force of Vietnamese nationalism... well-researched and clearly written. - VVA Veteran

A major contribution to the study of the Vietnam War, The Lotus Unleashed explores the Buddhist Uprisings in the Republic of Vietnam and details their important political consequences. - Spencer C. Tucker, author of Vietnam Serves to remind us of the challenges and pitfalls of American involvement in far-flung conflicts. - Tacoma News-Tribune Tells the story of how the Buddhist-inspired Struggle Movement sought to challenge the legitimacy of the government of South Vietnam in the middle years of the 1960s. - Contemporary Buddhism A meticulously detailed and eminently readable account of the Buddhist peace movement in South Vietnam. - Register of the Kentucky Historical Society Presents more evidence of the force of Vietnamese nationalism... well-researched and clearly written. - VVA Veteran

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Robert J. Topmiller is assistant professor of history at Eastern Kentucky University.

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